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Total Real Returns

VUG vs. VIG vs. VYM: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUG
×
+585.48%
+10.24%/yr
+11.78%/yr
R2=0.944
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
+309.54%
+7.40%/yr
+8.79%/yr
R2=0.948
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+260.67%
+6.71%/yr
+8.07%/yr
R2=0.910
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2006-11-16💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 Start
Value
End
Value
VUG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$68,547.77
2026-08-18
VIG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$40,954.40
2026-08-18
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$36,067.10
2026-08-18

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-18

  YTD YoY
VUG
×
+4.93% +10.85%
VIG
×
+8.66% +14.74%
VYM
×
+13.12% +19.83%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUG
×
−2.40%
on 2026-08-18
from 2026-06-01 peak
−51.47%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-31 peak
VIG
×
−0.91%
on 2026-08-18
from 2026-08-13 peak
−47.74%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak
VYM
×
−0.93%
on 2026-08-18
from 2026-08-13 peak
−57.72%
on 2009-03-05
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-08-18 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VUG
×
+10.85% +34.15%
+15.82%/yr
+78.55%
+21.32%/yr
+50.45%
+8.51%/yr
+264.32%
+13.80%/yr
VIG
×
+14.74% +24.61%
+11.63%/yr
+47.30%
+13.78%/yr
+36.57%
+6.43%/yr
+148.17%
+9.52%/yr
VYM
×
+19.83% +32.64%
+15.17%/yr
+54.32%
+15.56%/yr
+46.96%
+8.00%/yr
+120.42%
+8.22%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VUG VIG VYM
2026 (YTD) +4.93% +8.66% +13.12%
2025 +16.29% +11.20% +12.42%
2024 +28.97% +13.71% +14.30%
2023 +42.08% +10.80% +3.14%
2022 −37.22% −15.29% −6.49%
2021 +18.97% +15.63% +17.90%
2020 +38.36% +13.88% −0.21%
2019 +33.97% +26.72% +21.29%
2018 −5.13% −3.91% −7.68%
2017 +25.08% +19.69% +14.01%
2016 +4.12% +9.69% +14.66%
2015 +2.49% −2.66% −0.45%
2014 +12.76% +9.26% +12.69%
2013 +30.51% +26.96% +28.15%
2012 +15.02% +9.75% +10.77%
2011 −1.12% +3.10% +7.36%
2010 +15.49% +13.05% +12.54%
2009 +35.30% +16.42% +14.08%
2008 −38.08% −26.76% −31.98%
2007 +8.09% +1.47% −2.62%
2006 +6.51% +8.30% +2.75%
2005 +1.54%
2004 +2.16%